Alexandra Florea

Summary

A highly experienced attorney with an impressive track record advising on mid- and large-cap private equity and venture capital transactions. As a member of the "flying squad" of Linklaters, one of the top UK law firms, I advised on and coordinated several hundred-million Euro LBOs and MBOs throughout Europe. I also have experience advising private equity clients on fund formations and day-to-day fund administration. My time working as an investment manager in a London-based private equity firm has perfectly complemented my legal skills, providing an insider's view of the industry and an in-depth understanding of the needs and concerns of PE/venture capital players.

Work experience

Work experience

Sep 2012 - Present

Owner

Alexandra Florea Law Office

Selected as preferred counsel of Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP, a renowned private equity-focused American law firm

2010 - Present

Trainer and Lecturer

Created and delivered private equity-related training programmes for international law firms such as CMS Cameron McKenna, DLA Piper and Schoenherr Rechtsanwaelte; received enthusiastic feedback from participants;

Lectured on mergers and acquisitions for the Bucharest Bar's continuing professional development programme.

May 2010 - Sep 2012

Partner

Advising the sellers on the sale of GeCad ePayment International, the leading provider of integrated eCommerce solutions on the Romanian market, to the Allegro group, part of the international media company, Naspers Ltd;

Advising Citi Venture Capital International on the proposed US$200 million investment in Global Ports Holding, a leading Turkish ports operator (aborted);

Advising Avangate, a provider of electronic software distribution and partner management solutions, on the Euro 4 million investment by 3TS Cisco Growth Fund;

Advising on the proposed establishment of a U.S. real estate-focused private investment fund.

Sep 2009 - May 2010

Independent Legal Professional

Alexandra Florea Law Office

Experience (selected projects where involvement can be disclosed):

Advising the management team of a private equity fund in their buy-out of the fund's CEE portfolio;

Advising on the establishment of several private equity and alternative investments funds.

May 2007 - Nov 2007

Managing Associate

Areas of responsibility: led the Bucharest office Private Equity practice

Experience (selected projects where involvement can be disclosed):

Advising Citi Venture Capital International on the ca US$200 million acquisition of strategic stakes in Beymen Magazacilik A.S, the leading luxury retailer in Turkey, and Boyner Büyük Magazacilik A.S, the leading department store chain in Turkey

2004 - 2007

Associate

Areas of responsibility: led the Bucharest office Tax practice, member of the CEE Private Equity practice

Experience (selected projects where involvement can be disclosed):

Advising on the US$250 million leveraged acquisition by two private equity sponsors, Partners in Life Sciences and Citigroup Venture Capital International, of Biofarma Ilac Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. a leading Turkish generic pharmaceutical manufacturing company;

Advising Partners in Life Sciences on the US$20 million acquisition of a Turkish generic pharmaceutical producer;

Member of the legal team advising a consortium of seven leading private equity funds on the leveraged €1.1 billion acquisition of Bulgaria’s No.1 mobile telecom operator (in terms of market share), MobilTel A.D.; this transaction was the largest leveraged acquisition in Eastern Europe and the largest ever Bulgarian bank financing as of July 2004;

Member of the legal team advising a consortium of seven leading private equity funds on the €1.6billion disposal of 100% equity stake in Bulgarian mobile operator MobilTel A.D. to Telekom Austria;

Member of the legal team advising CSFB/the Romanian Government on the €1.4billion privatisation of PETROM S.A., the state-owned oil company in Romania;

2001 - 2004

Junior Associate

Member of the legal team advising the Privatisation Agency of the Republic of Serbia in connection with the preparation and sale via public tender to Phillip Morris / Altria of Serbia's largest tobacco processing, manufacturing and distribution company, DIN “Fabrika Duvana” Niš; at the time, the transaction was the largest Serbian privatisation since the Milosevic era;

Member of the legal team advising the Privatisation Agency of the Republic of Serbia in connection with the preparation and sale via public tender to British American Tobacco of Serbia's second largest tobacco processing, manufacturing and distribution company, Duvanska Industrija Vranje;

Member of the legal team advising the Government of Bulgaria (Bank Consolidation Company) on the sale of a 100% equity stake in Bulgaria’s state savings bank (Bulgaria’s third largest bank by total assets); this transaction was heralded as Bulgaria’s “most successful banking privatisation since communism” in a Financial Times article.